All talks from CTO Craft Con: London
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A great engineering culture requires…
This talk explores the essential elements of tech leadership, focusing on the role of the Chief Tech...
CTOs reveal the toughest part of scaling tech teams (it’s not what you think). #techleadership #cto
This talk delves into the key challenges and strategies faced by technology leaders in today's fast-...
POV: You finally made CTO… now here’s what you really needed to hear earlier... #cto #techleadership
The Human Load Balancer Protecting Your Team Without Burning Out
This talk addresses the often-overlooked issue of invisible work that engineering leaders undertake...
The #1 Skill Every Tech Leader Needs (According to CTOs)
This talk explores what distinguishes good tech leaders from exceptional ones, based on insights sha...
CTOs by day, after party by night ✨🪩🎉
This talk explores the experiences and insights gathered from the CTO Craft Con afterparty. The spea...
POV: You came for one drink at our netwalk… and left with 10 new connections.
The Human Load Balancer Protecting Your Team Without Burning Out
This talk addresses the often-overlooked burden of invisible work faced by engineering leaders, emph...
The End of the Road in Performance Management Why, When and How to let go of Poor Performers in
This talk addresses the challenges managers face when letting employees go due to poor performance,...
The Rise of the All Rounder Why Cricketers are Better than Footballers
This talk explores the development of T-shaped leaders, emphasizing a balance between versatility an...
Building a High Performing Start up Engineering Team at Warp Speed
This talk explores the challenges and strategies involved in scaling five engineering teams in just...
Panel – Engineering in Flux Skills, Teams, and Tech
This talk examines the impact of AI-enabled software development on engineering practices, highlight...
An Engineer and an LLM Log into a Tech Interview Are They Cheating
This talk examines the limitations of traditional technical interview formats in the context of AI a...
Beyond AI Pilots Operationalising AI in Software Delivery
This talk explores the common challenges organizations face when transitioning from AI pilots to sca...
Why 20 Years of Experience Didn’t Prepare Me for This
This talk explores the evolving role of technology leaders in an AI-enabled future, challenging long...
Side Quest Unlocked Community Glue Work and the Future of Tech
This talk explores the importance of community engagement in the tech industry, drawing parallels to...
From SaaS to Agentic Platforms Reinventing Software for Goal Driven Systems
This talk covers the transition in the software industry towards agentic platforms that can comprehe...
Can LLMs generate Enterprise Quality Code
This talk explores the creation of reliable, maintainable, and secure code for enterprise applicatio...
Keynote – Leading at the Edge Lessons from the World’s Highest Peaks Dr Ilknur Colak, CTO, Sc
This talk explores the journey of climbing the Seven Summits as a metaphor for leadership under pres...
AI in the Trenches Real World Wins Without Breaking Things
This talk explores how the largest e-commerce company in the region utilized large language models (...
Lightning Talks – Working at the Speed of Change Safety, Trust, and Adaptation
This talk addresses the challenges of maintaining motivation and connection among teams during rapid...
Fireside chat – The Trust Stack How to Build Products That Match User Needs
This talk explores the impact of engaging with over 200 people prior to developing meaningful code,...
Unautomatable You Your Value in the Age of AI Hywel Carver, Founder and CEO, Skiller Whale
This talk explores the critical aspects of the workforce that AI cannot replicate, emphasizing the i...
Size 42 Isn’t Enough How Diverse Views Build Better Products
This talk explores how experiences from fashion tech and leadership coaching reveal blind spots in p...
Fireside Chat – Moneybox Scaling a Fintech Without Scaling our Infrastructure Team
This talk explores how the team at Moneybox successfully reduced operational complexity, enabling th...
Sustainable Digital Future – The CTO Challenge Simone Steel, Central Data & AI CIO for Corpora
This talk examines the evolution of financial institutions as they confront the complexities created...
Beyond the Benchmark Making Confident Compensation and Career Choices for You and Your Teams
This talk presents key findings from the 4th annual CTO Craft and Albany Partners Compensation Surve...
Panel – Risk, Revenue, Reputation The True Cost of Cybersecurity Panel 002
This talk explores the critical need to quantify the return on investment for cybersecurity initiati...
Engineering 2028 Leading Human + AI Teams Responsibly Iain Bishop, CEO, Damilah
This talk examines the rapid transformation in software delivery driven by AI, highlighting the chal...
Owning the Stack A CTO’s Guide to Building In House Systems Sathya Nandakumar, CTO, Holland & Ba
This talk provides a first-hand account of Holland & Barrett's technology transformation since 2020,...
Keynote – AI as a Thinking Partner Leading with Clarity and ConfidenceJames Stanier, CTO, Veterin
This talk explores the role of AI as a cognitive partner for leaders, going beyond mere coding effic...
CTO Craft Con: London 2026 - Chair’s Opening Remarks Neeha Curtis, Chief of Corporate Affairs, Lyric
This talk features Neeha, who combines technology, strategy, and communication to help organizations...
CTO Craft Con: London 2026 - From Rollout to Results
This talk addresses the gap between the anticipated productivity gains of AI coding assistants and t...
